Jonestown Community Center

Services

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Jonestown Community Center Event Calendar

Services Available at Jonestown

SNAP food benefits are available at the Center once a month on a first come first serve basis. Please call the Jonestown Community Center at (512) 854-1500 for the date and time.

Food Pantry can be accessed once every 60 days by residents of Travis County. An application and photo identification is needed to get a food pantry. Food offered varies from week to week depending on availability. Please bring your own grocery bags with you to help us be green when you come for a food pantry.

The Jonestown Community Center offers free bread and tortillas for low income families Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Quantities are limited and bread distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis. The program is operated by volunteers. Rules for the program are posted at the Community Center and must be adhered to.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application are accepted on the third Thursday of every month from 1:00 p.m TO 4:00 p.m. These services are first come, first serviced. Applicants must bring required documents. Link to documents: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility

Legal Aid Clinics are available to low-income individuals who wish to apply for legal aid services through Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and Volunteer Legal Services (VLS). No criminal or immigration matters accepted. Clinics are available on the last Thursday of the month. Please call the Jonestown Community Center at (512) 854-1500 for the date and time.

We have a social worker available here at the Center to talk with any resident in need. Our Social Worker provides clinical case management services to any residents of Travis County who want to develop a plan and create change in their lives. All Travis County residents are eligible to receive social work services; however eligibility criteria do apply for financial assistance and other programs.

Services:

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays our partner agency Meals on Wheels and More provides a place for older adults to gather for games (bingo, dominoes, cards), conversation and a shared nutritious lunchtime meal.

Congregate Meal sites are FREE for everyone and open to ANYONE age 60 or over! There is no charge for the meal, but a donation can be made to Meals on Wheels and More if the participants want to do so. Come share good conversation, fun games and a meal with us. We'll be looking forward to your company. WE LOVE SEEING NEW FACES! Contact the Senior Lunch Program Manager at (512) 854-1500 to sign up.

The Travis County Community Center in Jonestown has a meeting area that can be reserved community groups (see last paragraph for examples). Space is available on a first come first served basis and can be used by groups that meet the following criteria:

No religious or political functions allowed at the Community Center

No charge or fee for attendees of any event held at the Community Center

Groups reserving the meeting area must have a community focus or benefit and cannot be for-profit

Events at the Community Center must be open to the public

Please contact us at the main number (512) 854-1500 if you have a request or question. Examples of groups that use our Meeting area include 12 step groups, neighborhood associations, early voting, Community Center Advisory Board Meeting, and public information and education meetings.

Come to our center for more information about programs and services in our area.